You may not have heard of Dong Nguyen before but you've probably heard of the insanely popular mobile game Flappy Bird. It was ridiculously hard — many users would give up without scoring a single point — but that's exactly why it became one of the most downloaded free games on the App Store. It also spawned a wide range of imitations and earned a fat packet for Vietnamese developer Nguyen before he finally pulled it from the store. Nguyen is back with Ninja Spinki Challenges and, thankfully, it's nowhere near as difficult. Quite like Flappy Bird, the game has colourful, 8-bit style graphics and cute sound effects. You play as a Ninja in training, tasked with completing small challenges (dodging or jumping over obstacles, throwing Shuriken or avoiding cannonballs). It's simple to play because of the one-finger control scheme but hard to master beyond a point. If the Ninja fails, you can watch a video a d to continue the game instead of starting afresh.
By Karan Bajaj
Selfie on Tilt App for iOS; Get it for: Free
The front and back cameras on your iPhone are not the same: the back camera is the better one (with higher resolution, better light sensitivity and quality). But for selfies, you are pretty much restricted to using the front camera. Now, you could set a timer and use the back camera anyway but this app will be more convenient if you take selfies on a regular basis. The app uses the phone's sensors (accelerometer/gyro) to trigger a photo capture. Start the app, point the rear camera at yourself with the phone held vertically — then tilt 90 degrees sideways and back up again. The phone will vibrate and capture the selfie in about 2 seconds. After capturing, you can choose from 13 different filters, adjust colour/contrast/brightness, add 7 different effects, blur areas, rotate or draw on the image. After capturing a few selfies, the app will start pesteri ng you to upgrade to the full version (the free version is limited to 10 photos only). For the time being, the developer is offering two ways to get the full version: a one-time, in-app purchase of $0.99 or by sharing a link to the app using Facebook. Try it out if you need highresolution selfies.
By Hitesh Raj Bhagat
Regional Integration in South Asia (Essays in Honour of Dr M Rahmatullah)By Prabir De and Mustafi zur Rahman; Get it for: Rs 680 (Hardcover)
There is a general consensus among policymakers, academicians and development practitioners that transport connectivity lies at the heart of deepening regional cooperation and integration in South Asia. It is being increasingly recognised now that development of production networks and value chains and promotion of trade and investment depend critically on the efficacy of transport linkages within and across countries.
In the absence of good transport connectivity, exporters lose competitiveness, domestic p roducers face cost hike and delay, and consumers' interests get undermined.
Throughout his active life, Dr M Rahmatullah had relentlessly championed the cause of multimodal connectivity in South Asia, and also seamless movement of goods across all of Asia. His dream was to build an integrated South Asia through corridors and gateways, which will be well connected with pan-Asian transport networks. His seminal contributions had put connectivity as central to economic prosperity and regional economic integration in the region.
In this backdrop, this collection of essays in honour of Dr M Rahmatullah deals with a diverse range of issues concerning trade and integration in South Asia, and assesses policy priorities, implementation imperatives and emerging challenges in view of this. Each chapter of the book tries to capture a vital segment of the cross-cutting issues associated with closer transport and economic linkages in South Asia and attempts to draw relevant policy i mplications in this connection.
The volume reviews the progress made in terms of trade and connectivity in South Asia, and suggests ways for the further strengthening of regional integration.
By Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury
Source: Get going with Ninja Spinki Challenges, Selfie on Tilt Android and iOs apps
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